Majority Indians support partial censorship for online streaming: Survey

However, a majority- 51 per cent do not watch shows or movies on OTT platforms just yet.

Even as the debate about censorship of online and streaming platform content rages on, a new survey has found that a majority of the respondents would like some kind of censorship or monitoring of these shows and movies.

A five-poll survey was conducted by community platform LocalCircles to check citizen perception of the OTT (over the top) platforms available in India, which received more than 40,000 responses from across India.

One of the findings was that 63 per cent respondents said OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5 and so on in India should be subjected to some kind of censorship rules of government code of conduct, while 32 per cent disagreed.

However, a majority- 51 per cent do not watch shows or movies on OTT platforms just yet.

The survey also found that 42 per cent respondents had a subscription for just one OTT platform while 25 per cent subscribed to two OTT platforms, 33 per cent said they have a subscription for 3 or more OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, etc.

The primary reason, according to 53 per cent respondents, for using OTT platforms was that they could watch content as per their convenience, while 9 per cent said the content is high

Quality, another 9 per cent said they like the uncensored content and 11 per cent said they have a lower cost than others. About 18 per cent were unsure about it.

The main issue 25 per cent respondents had with OTT content was adult-only content being easily accessible to children. The top concern was obscene content for 9 per cent respondents, 13 per cent said it was “anti-national” content, 8 per cent had issues with content deemed insulting to certain religions and castes and 8 per cent were concerned about the use of very strong language. The highest number-- 37 per cent-- said they had no issues with content on these OTT platforms.

Indians most worried about terrorism, jobs and corruption: Survey

What Worries the World is a monthly online survey of adults aged under 65 in 28 nations, including India, China, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the US.

Indians are most worried about terrorism, unemployment, and financial and political corruption, even as at least 73 per cent of the countrymen are optimistic that the nation is headed in the right direction, according to a survey.

The Ipsos’ What Worries the World Global Survey observed that worries notwithstanding, India bucks the global trend of pessimism where 22 countries out of the 28 nations covered feel their country is on the wrong track.

On the other hand, the global list of issues across the 28 markets surveyed is quite different in order, with financial and political corruption and poverty and social inequality tied at the top spot being the prime concerns, followed by unemployment, crime and violence, and healthcare.

“Pulwama terror strike has propelled terrorism to the fore. It was way down in the pecking order in the past waves. Terrorism is bothering Indians the most.” “Likewise, lack of jobs is weighing on the minds of Indians and government needs to take the bull by the horns and actively needs to address job creation and tighten its stranglehold on terrorism,” said Parijat Chakraborty, Service Line Leader, Ipsos Public Affairs, Customer Experience and Corporate Reputation.

China inspires the most confidence about its national direction with at least nine in 10 Chinese citizens saying that their country is moving in the right direction. Saudi Arabia is in second place, followed by India and Malaysia. On the other hand, the top-five nations where citizens are most apprehensive about the course their country is taking were South Africa, France, Spain, Turkey and Belgium.

What Worries the World is a monthly online survey of adults aged under 65 in 28 nations, including India, China, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the US.

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61% office goers want commuting time counted as office hours: Survey

The survey suggested that businesses that do not have a flexible workspace policy risk losing out on top talent.

Business Standard : A majority of office-goers in India want commuting time to be included in their working hours, according to IWG Global Workspace survey.

Over 80 per cent of the companies in India are introducing flexible working to help attract and retain employees, it said.

IWG, one of the world's leading flexible workspace provider, Wednesday released a study based on insights of over 15,000 professionals from different industries in more than 80 countries.

The survey was independently managed by MindMetre Research and the sample is highly representative of senior managers and owners in businesses across the globe, spanning a variety of industries.

"61 per cent office-goers from India believe that official working hours should include time spent on their journey to and from work. Also, 41% said commuting to/ from work is the part of the working day which they like the least," IWG said in a statement.

Globally, nearly half (42 per cent) of the professionals think that official working hours should include time spent on their journey, as it does not constitute free time in their day.

"Last year our Global Workspace Survey talked about reaching a tipping point, but what we are seeing now is that flexible working is considered by many to be the new norm for any business that is serious about productivity, agility and winning the war for top talent," IWG CEO and Founder Mark Dixon said.

"Indeed, half of all our respondents claim to work outside their main office location for at least half of the week," he said.

The survey suggested that businesses that do not have a flexible workspace policy risk losing out on top talent.

Around 71 per cent of businesses globally and 81 per cent in India think that offering flexible working enables them to expand their talent pool, the survey showed.

In fact, many (77 per cent globally and 81 per cent in India) businesses are adapting to improve talent retention by introducing flexible working.

From an employee's point of view, one third of people globally said flexible working is so important, they would prioritise it over having a more prestigious role (32 per cent globally and 49 per cent in India).

"Perhaps this is due to an increasing focus on work/life balance:flexible working is seen to improve this balance by 78 per cent globally and 86 per cent in India," the statement said.